This whole story is in Amy P.O.V

You know, being the only one of your friends that has nothing to do really bites. I mean, you'd think that there would be one person to hang out with, but no. Tails was too busy with making arrangements to the hyper-Tornado, and insisted on doing everything by himself, with no help. Cream and her mother were having a mother-daughter shopping trip, and who was I to interrupt that? Knuckles, well, besides Rouge he'd probably be the last person I wanted to spend the day with…and Shadow…Do I really need to explain that one?

And last, but not least, Sonic.

I know what you're thinking. "You're freakin' Amy Rose! You've been madly in love with Sonic since you were eight! Why aren't you breaking your back trying to find him?" Well that's the thing. I'm tired of 'breaking my back' looking for that hedgehog. He never seems to want me around anyway, so why bother him? He probably has one hundred and one better things to do than waste his time on lil' old, annoying me.

So, here I am sitting with my arms in my lap, my legs crossed, and an emotionless face expression… in the middle of the park at Metro City. I watched silently as little kids passing me pointed and stared. They would call to their parents and say "Isn't that Sonic's girlfriend?" (Heh, I wish) or "Isn't that the scary, pink girl with the huge hammer? The one that always hangs out with Sonic?" Pfft. Kids were cruel.

But to sum it all up, the only way I was known was through Sonic.

I got up and started to walk. I didn't really have any desired place to go to, but I couldn't take the comments anymore. So, I decided to walk as far as my legs could take me. It wasn't like Metro City was a big place or anything, so I wouldn't get lost. Plus, after all the adventures with Sonic, I knew this place like the back of my hand.

And then my mind drifted back to Sonic. Where was he? I wondered what he was doing…Probably having the time of his life exploring the world again. (It was sort of Sonic's thing to take a "around the world trip" every year.) He was probably in exciting Holaska while I was stuck here in boring Metro city. So many times have I envied the freedom that hedgehog gets. He was the fastest thing alive, enabling him to run across the world in less than a day, to battle robots and still make it for dinner…to run away from people that annoyed him without having the thought of them catching up…

"Stop it Amy…" I told myself "Thinking about him will only put you in an even fouler mood…"

Ha, fouler. Was that even a word…?

The breeze started to pick up, turning it into strong wind. My black beret struggled to stay on my head and I decided to put it into my brown knapsack. I looked up, realizing that I had been walking with my head down the whole time, and saw that I had walked into the park. I looked at the silver painted water fountain that was not too far in front of me. It was probably the only that stood out in the park, since everything else was filled with the colors orange, red, and yellow. You could thank the autumn leaves for that.

The splashing of the water as it hit the surface of the fountain calmed me in a way, and I couldn't shake the opportunity of sitting down next to it. I slowly fell down to my knees and stared up at the sky. To my dismay, it looked like it was going to rain.

Guess that's my punishment for not listening to the weather channel. But when love wasn't on your side, nothing else was…

"Excuse me miss…"

Wow, not even three seconds and someone was already going to ask me to not lean on the fountain.

My head snapped up to see who addressed me in such a formal tone. It turned out to be an old man.

"Yes?" I didn't feel the need to run, because the man looked harmless. He seemed to be around age seventy and the way he smiled at me was the kind of smile you'd see from grandparents.

"Not to be nosy or anything, but are you by chance Amy Ross?"

I giggled "Actually I'm Amy Rose, sir…"

"Ah! Yes, yes, that's what he said your name was"

"Hmm?" Who was this "he"? Was this old man crazy after all…?

He playfully banged his forehead with his hand and chuckled "Sorry, I got a little ahead of myself! What I meant to say was that there was this guy looking for you"

"A guy?" I hope I didn't sound too surprised. I didn't want it to seem like I've never had a guy call for me before…even though I haven't, but no one had to know that.

"Yeah" the man thought for a moment "Maybe if I described him you'll know who he is because I can't seem to remember his name…" I waited for a couple of seconds hoping that maybe the man could hurry up. My heart was aching with anticipation and my mind was racing. A guy asking for me was just unnatural.

"The lad looked rather young…" he started "Probably around the age of 18 or so…" the man stopped and looked at me again with a smile. But this time it wasn't a "grandparent" smile. Now it was a "I know something you don't" kind of smile. "Hmm…what are you again?"

"A hedgehog" I said, probably a little too quickly

"Ah, yes, that's right. The young man looked similar to you so I'm guessing he was a hedgehog as well…" the man looked into my wide eyes and tried to sustain a laugh. I knew where this was going but I just couldn't get myself to believe it.

"Do you know another hedgehog, or am I asking the wrong Amy Rose?" the man asked. I nodded my head slowly, and he smiled "Good. Well, the hedgehog was blue and—"

I quickly grabbed my knapsack and stood up. Excitement and frustration was gnawing at my heart and I couldn't take sitting around anymore. I had to ask…even though I already knew the answer…, "Was…was his name Sonic…?"

The man snapped his finger and pointed at me like I had just answered a million dollar question. At the moment, it felt like I had. "Yes, that's the lad! I saw him not too long ago and he asked me to look for you"

"Huh?" Sonic…? Looking for me? I never thought that I would hear those words in a sentence together! "W-well do you know where he is? What he needed me to do? Why he asked for me?" The questions poured out of my mouth probably way too quick for the man to understand me.

The man chuckled a bit before pointing to the path in front of us, behind the fountain. "He should be over there somewhere. Don't worry, just bring yourself and he'll be fine"

I looked at the path in front of me and was about to speed off into a run, but then realized that I hadn't thanked the man.

"Oh, I almost forgot to say—" I turned around to face him, but came to the sight no one being there. Instead, there were red and yellow leaves twirling in a circle by the wind lifting them up.

I didn't even hear the man leave. He had just…

Disappeared…

I shivered at the sudden thought, but tried not to let it phase me. The man was probably in a hurry and I, being too worried about what Sonic wanted from me, didn't notice him leave. That's all…

I gave the place where the old man once was one more glance before running off to find Sonic.

I knew I should have brought an umbrella, but no… I just had to say "I don't need it. It's not like it's going to rain or anything" like an unprepared idiot. If I knew that I was going to feel this rotten, I probably wouldn't have gotten out of bed this morning. Yep, I was defiantly having one of those days.

Now here I am. On a wild goose chase, in the middle of a park, soaked to the bone. Sonic better have two broken legs to have been so desperate to ask for me…

I covered my mouth and let out a sneeze, but with my luck it wasn't too long after that I started going into a coughing frenzy. Again…and again…and again…

… Figures…

Figures that I'd get sick looking for Sonic. Figures that it'd start raining when I decide to look for Sonic. Figures that my horrible day would end up looking for darn Sonic!

I knew that these were probably all by coincidence, but I couldn't help but feel that this was a sign to just go home. Sonic doesn't need you, I told myself about five times in the last two minutes .He made very clear of that the past several years. But I am just too hopeless to abandon the one I've loved since age eight…

The one that ran away from me without a second glance. The one that never asked how I felt. The one that probably only saved my butt because he was a hero.

Darn him for breaking-excuse me- shattering my heart. Darn me for being a fool that is too "head over heels" to break away from the one that imprisons and tortures me.

Sometimes I wondered if Sonic realized how much control he had over me. I practically was his pawn…his hypnotized servant…his puppet.

If that was all that I was to him….then that's all I'd ever be to him.

A tear fell from my cheek and I wiped it away furiously.

I wondered what had kept me looking sane all these years, because I really wasn't…

I knew I was crazy because even though Sonic hurt me in many ways, I would still flock back to him. Typically foolish, I know. But it was worth it to see his smile, to see his confidence. No matter how many times he broke my heart, it was always renewed. I would (sadly) chase that hedgehog around the world just to see him smile at me. I would run a thousand miles just to get a glimpse of him before he broke into supersonic speed. I would sacrifice my life to keep him safe. Whether he knew it or not, I was defiantly imprisoned by his love. Several times I've thought of calling it quits because he never showed any signs of loving me, but there was always the bitter truth that showed its way through the fog.

…..Without him, I was nothing.

And I hated that so much….

I looked out in front of me and sighed. I've been sulking in my own sorrow that I wasn't even paying attention to how beautiful the park actually was. The rain added the serene affect to the environment, and I liked it. I was actually at peace of mind…well, until I saw something that could potentially ruin my life forever.

What I don't get is why this chapter's format looks better than the second's!